Jordan Davis, Another Victim of a Murderous Historical Continuum
"Can a Negro, whose ancestors were imported into this country, and
sold as slaves, become a member of the political community formed into
existence by the constitution of the United States? ... They are not
included, and were not intended to be included, under the word
"citizens" in the constitution, and can therefore claim none of the
rights and privileges which that instrument provides for. ... " Chief Justice Roger Taney – Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
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